Puits d’Amour

Puits d’amour is a French expression carrying erotic connotations; it literally translates as ‘well of love’. The first mention of the recipe appeared in Vincent De La Chapelle’s 1735 recipe book., Le Cuisinier Moderne (The Modern Cook). La Chapelle presented two recipes for a gâteaux de puits d’amour (puits d’amour cake) consisting of a large puff pastry vol-au-vent topped with a pastry handle and filled with redcurrant jelly; the ensem